Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-03
WHISTLE OF THE WHEELS.

News Items Ground Out Alonxs<he
Traek--C, II. 4 q. Appointments
and PromotiOns---Other Railway
Intelligence
The G., B. & Q, is talking of running
omnibuses from the central business
portion of Davenport to the depot on
this side to accommodate the traffic ex>
pecting to come from Davenport when
they open up for Chicago business.
An exchange says that General Mana>
ger Stones special Car, 9S. on the c.,
B. & G., has been fitted up with an
electric attachment to the ordinary air
brake, and on Wednesday was taken out
on trial trip to Aurora. Connection
was made with the engine by means of
wires strung on the top of the cars. -Four
test stops were made in very satisfacto-
ry manner, the time occupied in setting
the brakes on the thirteenth cars, No. SO,
being only 24 seconds. The device aims
to secure quicker application of the
ordinary air brake on long trains. COM
hining the positiveness and reliability
of compressed air with the speed and
convenience of electricity. One or two
more tests will be made and if equally
successful with that of yesterday, the
new attachment will be applied to all c.,
B. II Q. cars. Nothing very definite in
regard to the details OF the device can vet
be learned. 1t is probable. however, that
an electric current from storage battery
or dynamo on the engine is used to set in
motion small electric motor on each
car, which in turn operates the valve Of
the air brake. The gain in speed is found
in the superior travelling qualities of cleo
tricity over compressed air, which on long
trains, such as are run between Galesburg
and Chicago, amounts to several seconds
Trainmaster Stanton, of the c.. B.
O., is in tt e city TO remain over Sunday
for the purpose of putting into effect tn
new order of running trains out of Rocl
Island, tomorrow. Two new trains are T.
be put on, and there are so many change
to be made that it will require Mr.. Stan
tons attention to see that there is M
hitch. Mr.. Stanton is one of the mos
thoroughly experienced and practical o
railroad men, and furthermore he is a gen
- tleman from the crown his head to TIL
tip end of his big toe.
As result of Mr. Lyman's PROMOTE
from chief clerkship in Division Ager
Msck's office, and the promotion OF Waite
Freeman to fill the vacancy thus incurred
something OF the civil service reform or
der has been pursued in the local office
of the great Burlington. J S. Freema
has been sent up from claim clerk in Agel
Young's office into Walter Freeman
shoes in the division office. aad Agel
Young has made the following promotion
in his office: J. A. Cane night clerk,
billing clerk; J. W. Lawhead night ba
gageman, to night clerk, while c.
Ramskill is appointed night baggagema
A new time card is forthcoming on Il
c., r. l. d P probable one week fro
tomorrow-which will show a shortenir
. up of five hours in the time betwet
Chicago and Kansas City.
Two new railroad men are to be tran
ferred to Rock Island as an OF
growth of the inaugurating of Chica
Trains on the C, B. It Q.
morrow Conductor Horn is 10 be Civ
the Sterling passenger, Conductor Nj
shall the Chicago freight, while Hora
Cross, who has been baggageman
Conductor Barber on the St. Louis div
sion, is to be baggageman and exprt
messenger on the Sterling passenger, WI
Brakeman Cahan, of Conductor Sui
vans st. Louis passenger, is promoted
baggageman's berth.
The c., B. s. Q. opens fire on Chics
business tomorrow.